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104-10526-10077 . [2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |

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CONF: CE/W/MB INFO: CE/TNI,
CE/W, CE/W/IS (4/P)

CEDORECORD, LIMITO, MDSX, ODPD, FILE,

STAFF

092204% DIRECTOR 398108
TO: PRIORITY MINSK.

FROM: LIMIT C/CE/W/MB INFO C/CE/W/IS, C/CE/W

SLUGS: WNINTEL RYBAT GTDANCER
LL

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE

REF: MINSK

14072 95 1207999

TEXT:

i$ acTiION REQUIRED: INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDED AS
\ BACKGROUND FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AMBASSADOR 5

2. WE RESEARCHED THE
*<LEE HARVEY OSWALD.> WHILE

THE FILES, WE DID COME UP WITH INFORMATION WHICH INDICATES THAT
THAT MATTER WAS TURNED OVER TO THESFBT FOR ACTION, THE ORIGINAL
OFFER WAS MADE BY GYVAPORQUS/1 (V/ay_10_FORMER @CEDIN MAY 92. IN
OCTOBER 1992, OC/CETE/W VISITED MINSK FOR FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSIONS
ith VFL BE HIS AND OTHER SUBJECTS. THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN
DIRECTLY FROM \THE TRIP REPORT:

ca

“WE OPENED THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TOPIC OF THE<LEE HARVEY>
*<OSWALD>FILES; -TELLING “[/2 THE FBI IS PREPARING A LETTER TO @RIMES
MINTSTER KESTCH, ASKING PERMISSION TO SEE THE FILE. wy t_BECAMET?
GBRITABLE AND DEFENSIVE, SAYING THAT SINCE THE-USG_Dib_-NOT_DEIGN
TO MAKE PUBLIC ALL MATERIAL PERTAINING To ITS OWN INVESTIGATION OF

*#THE<KENNEDY ASSASSINATION> (THE WARREN REPORT), WHY SHOULD HE BE
PRESSURED INTO SURRENDERING HIS FILE. WE_SAID NO PRESSURE TS
GNVOLVEDS WE ARE ONLY FOLLOWING UP ON HIS OFFER. (STILL DEFENSTVES
HE STATED HE WOULD NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO THE RAW FILE, WHICH WOULD
EXPOSE SOURCES AND METHODS USED TO SURVEIL AND INVESTIGATE OSWALD
Gi MINSK) HE OFFERED INSTEAD SUMMARIES CONTAINING THE RESULTS OF
THE INVESTIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE, WHICH OSTENSIBLY WERE PREPARED
AT THE TIME OF OSWALD’'S STAY @N_MINSKI HE WOULD ALLOW OUR
"EXPERTS" (PRESUMABLY USG) TO EXAMINE THE DOCUMENTS CLOSELY AND TO
CONFIRM THEIR AUTHENTICITY AND COMPLETENESS. HE HINTED THAT WE
(UGH. TANCE E DU ESENTAT LIVES) TMIGHT BE ALLOWED TO LOOK A BIT INTO THE
RAW FILE. LWE SAID WE WOULD RELAY THIS TO OUR SUPERTORS, BUT
EXPLAINED BGAIN THAT, DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY AMONG SOME AMERICANS
KOTEMMING FROM THEIR DISTRUST OF NWBOLTAN VIS A VIS THE <KENNEDY =>
=SRCRET


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FILES ~-
PROPER USG

THOUGH WE COULD HELP FACILITATE THEIR PASSAGE TO THE
AUTHORITIES (THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT) =

3.__ {7/1 THEN TOLD OUR C/O THAT THR FRI’S LETTER SHOULD BE
SENT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREMZ SOVIET VICE THE PRIME MINISTER
AND WE AGREED TO SO INFORM THE FBI. THAT MEMO IS THE LAST
INFORMATION WE HAVE ON THE MATTER. THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE
THA? THE FRI DID INDEED SEND THE LETTER OR, IF IT WAS SENT, THAT
THEY RECEIVED A REPLY TO IT. BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED
THAT THE PBI HAD PRIMACY IN THIS MATTER, IT TS OUR DETERMINATION
THAT WE SHOULD NOT REQUERY TYVAPOROUS . WE HAVE ASKED OUR REP ar®
THE FEI TO CHECK (INFORMALLY) AS TO THE STATUS OF THEIR DIALOGUE
WITH THE JYVAPOROUS AND WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE
THE ANSWER. PLEASE ASSURE THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE WOULD LIKE US 1
PURSUE THIS MATTER WITH THE FBI THROUGH OUR CHANNELS, WE WILL BE
GLAD TO DO SO. REGARDS.
° FILE: NONE. INDEX: NONE. DECL OADR DRV HUM 4-82.>
RELNO: §221787 ay,
ORIG: C/CE/W/MB (DOWDON, 73 REL
CE/W (WEBER]. CL BY 52099
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